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Maya

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
Sanskrit
Illusion, fantasy or God's power; also a variant of Maia
Spanish
Abbreviation of Amalia; variant of Maia.

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Music or Musician

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Maya

Famous People

Poet Maya Angelou

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Garrison Keillor, Daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, Daughter of Pablo Picasso

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #5553, 13 births); most recent 2020 (rank #10599, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #57, 5,045 births); most recent 2025 (rank #62, 3,712 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–3,712
2024–4,220
2023–4,085
2022–4,244
2021–4,080
202063,744
2019–3,820
2018–3,918
2017–4,046
201654,089

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #15, 1,592 births); most recent 2025 (rank #28, 1,259 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20251,259
20241,592
20231,255
20221,406
20211,433
20201,331
20191,375
20181,260
20171,257
20161,374

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #73, 915 births); most recent 2023 (rank #71, 743 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023743
2022725
2021758
2020769
2019771
2018735
2017733
2016803
2015713
2014755

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #17, 187 births); most recent 2025 (rank #41, 108 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025108
2024187
2023128
2022125
2021117
202099
2019105
201898
201792
2016109

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #19, 159 births); most recent 2025 (rank #20, 136 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025136
2024159
2023119
2022113
2021134
2020110
201982
2018104
2017101
201690

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #47, 37 births); most recent 2025 (rank #84, 25 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202525
202437
202319
202233
202127
202027
201923
201826
201723
201629

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #14, 119 births); most recent 2023 (rank #15, 85 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202385
2022105
2021105
202097
201985
201882
201789
201687
201587
201494

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence